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Dr. Lang Charters's avatar

Bravo, Ruchi! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ I really appreciate how you get at the importance of being in โ€œthe flow.โ€ Meaning, you give from abundance, you use healthy boundaries to find balance, and thereโ€™s a mutuality in relationships. Powerful stuff!

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Bette A. Ludwig, PhD ๐ŸŒฑ's avatar

Good for your daughter, Ruchi. Boundary setting can be so hard because much of it stems from trauma, and itโ€™s a trauma response we learned growing up. It feels unnatural to go against that when setting boundaries, and then you feel so so guilty. In the workplace, it can be especially tough to set boundaries especially if you're in a toxic environment where any healthy assertiveness is viewed as problematic.

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Bharathi's avatar

Thank you Prof for this insightful article drawing from your experiences. This has been a journey for me like many and I'm sure to come back to this article again and again to reinforce the learnings.

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